Can A Vegetarian Break The All-Time Home Run Mark?

In the 1990s, baseball fans watched Cecil Fielder clobber home runs from one city to another.  A 3-time All Star, Fielder earned the moniker of "Big Daddy" for his towering shots.  In 1990, he became baseball's first player to hit 50 homeruns in a season since George Foster of the Cincinatti Reds hit 52 in 1977.  But perhaps Cecil's greatest accomplishment was the birth of his son, Prince, in 1984.  Today, the younger Fielder has also earned a reputation for launching explosive long-balls.  In 2006, Fielder hit 28 home runs to break the rookie record for the Milwaukee Brewers and in 2007, he became the youngest player of all-time to hit 50 home runs.  

Looking at Prince, one would naturally think the 270 pound Fielder has a penchant for 32 ounce steaks and Takeru Kobiyashi-like skill at eating hot dogs.  But such is not the case.  It's not because he only eats kosher meats or because he starts his morning by downing a 6 egg omlette.  No, all of that is impossible because Prince Fielder, the 270 pound behemoth, is a vegetarian.  Fielder joined the likes of such vegetarian sports celebrities as Jim Kaat, Tony LaRussa, Carl Lewis, Billie Jean King, Bernard Hopkins, Martina Navratilova and Bill Walton, to name a few.  But one particular famous vegetarian that comes to mind stands alone as the greatest home run hitter of all time (let us disregard an infamous home run hitter who holds the record*).  His name is Hank Aaron and within the first 3 seasons of his career, his long ball numbers are similar to that of Prince Fielder.  In Aaron's first 1679 at bats, he smashed 66 home runs.  Fielder, on the other hand has hit 80 home runs in his first 1354 at bats. And unlike Fielder, Aaron not only never hit 50 home runs by his 23rd birthday, Aaron never hit more than 47 home runs in a season in his 23 year-career!  Let's also take into consideration that, to date, Fielder has only played 2 full seasons so far.   

66 HR - Aaron
80 HR - Fielder

1679 HR - Aaron
1354 AB - Fielder
 

Another interesting tidbit is that Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves until the team moved to its current home in Atlanta. But aside from that, we must recognize that Aaron became a vegetarian long after his playing days ended.  Prince Fielder is out to prove that not all home run hitters need a steady diet of meat and more meat to smash 95 mile an hour fastballs 370 feet from home plate.